Tristram may refer to:
Literature
* the title character of ''
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman
''The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman'', also known as ''Tristram Shandy'', is a novel by Laurence Sterne, inspired by ''Don Quixote''. It was published in nine volumes, the first two appearing in 1759, and seven others followin ...
'', a novel by Laurence Sterne
* the title character of ''
Tristram of Lyonesse
''Tristram of Lyonesse'' is a long epic poem written by the British poet Algernon Charles Swinburne, that recounts in grand fashion the famous medieval story of the ill-fated lovers Tristan and Isolde (Tristram and Iseult in Swinburne's version). ...
'', an epic poem by Algernon Charles Swinburne
*"Tristram", a Pulitzer Prize-winning work by
Edwin Arlington Robinson
Edwin Arlington Robinson (December 22, 1869 – April 6, 1935) was an American poet and playwright. Robinson won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry on three occasions and was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature four times.
Early life
Robins ...
Legendary characters
* Tristram or
Tristan
Tristan (Latin/ Brythonic: ''Drustanus''; cy, Trystan), also known as Tristram or Tristain and similar names, is the hero of the legend of Tristan and Iseult. In the legend, he is tasked with escorting the Irish princess Iseult to wed ...
, a Knight of the Round Table in Arthurian legend
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Tristram the Younger
Tristram the Younger ( cy, Tristam yr Ieuengaf), son of Tristram was the fourth and last king of Lyonesse according to the very late Italian romance ''I Due Tristani''. He was drowned when Lyonesse sank beneath the waves, shortly after the Battle ...
, last king of Lyonesse in the Italian romance ''I Due Tristani'', son of the above
People
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Tristram (name)
Tristram is a variant of Tristan. A Welsh given name, it originates from the Brythonic name ''Drust'' or ''Drustanus''. It derives from a stem meaning "noise", seen in the modern Welsh noun ' (plural ') and the verb ' "to clatter". The name has a ...
, a list of people with the given name or surname
Other uses
* Tristram, a town in the books and games of the ''
Diablo'' video game series
See also
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Tristram's Woodpecker
Tristram's woodpecker (''Dryocopus javensis richardsi'') (, Japanese: ) is a Korean subspecies of the white-bellied woodpecker. It was firstly identified and described by English scholar and ornithologist Henry Baker Tristram in 1879.
Descripti ...
, a bird
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Tristram's starling
Tristram's starling (''Onychognathus tristramii'') or Tristram's grackle, is a species of starling native to the Middle East. Its territory is in the areas of Israel, Jordan, northeastern Egypt (Sinai Peninsula), western Saudi Arabia, Yemen, and ...
or Tristram's grackle, a bird
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Tristram's jird
Tristram's jird (''Meriones tristrami'') is a species of rodent that lives in the Middle East. It is named after the Reverend Henry Baker Tristram who collected the first specimens. It is up to long, and lives in burrows in steppes and semi-dese ...
, a species of gerbil
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Sir Tristram
Sir Tristram (IRE) (7 April 1971 – 21 May 1997) was an Irish-bred Thoroughbred racehorse who stood at stud in New Zealand, where he sired an extraordinary 45 Group One winners, including three Melbourne Cup winners. His progeny earned him 17 ...
(1971–1997), a Thoroughbred racehorse and sire
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RFA Sir Tristram (L3505)
TV ''Sir Tristram'' (L3505) formerly (RFA ''Sir Tristam''), is a Round Table class logistics landing ship that was converted to Special Forces Training Vessel in 2008. She was launched in 1966, and accepted into British Army service in 1967. As ...
, a Landing Ship Logistics of the Round Table class
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Tristan (disambiguation)
Tristan is a Knight of the Round Table in Arthurian legend.
Tristan may also refer to:
Places
* Tristan (Guinea), the largest island in the Tristan and Capken Islands
* Tristan da Cunha, a British volcanic island and eponymous archipelago in th ...
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